Flinders Ranges and Outback

An outback landscape

Look no further. Discover the real Australia in the Flinders Ranges and South Australian outback.

The land is a country of thick, gnarled gum trees, growing alongside stony creeks. There are ruins of farms left by pioneers, beaten back by the harsh landscape. The Flinders Ranges is a ancient and unique part of the world.

Flinders Ranges

There’s the incredible magnificence of Wilpena Pound, a natural amphitheatre that will leave you speechless when you see it.

Aboriginal legend thousands of years old, tells of ancient Dreamtime serpents and giants shaping these lands.

Take a tour with an Aboriginal guide or drive yourself along the Aboriginal Dreaming Trail to find out more.

From the grey blues of dawn to the deep reds of dusk, the Flinders Ranges dramatically change colour as the sun bakes the land.

The Outback

Find Australians living hundreds of kilometres from their nearest neighbour and loving it! Take note: if you bump into someone, they’ll be keen for a chat.

The locals wait for the twice-weekly delivery of mail and goods from the outside world, brought by a postman and the few lucky tourists accompanying them.

Coober Pedy is where people live in underground houses and fossick for opals on a virtual moonscape. This is where you’ll find the essence of Australia.

The tracks of life

Legendary Australians and their stories have moved from the outback into folklore. Many originate on the rutted tracks and old stock routes that connect remote Australia. Like the Birdsville Track and it’s remarkable horse race.

The Strzelecki Track which runs near Australia’s famous dog fence.
It’s twice the length of the Great Wall of China and keeps Australia’s native dog (the dingo) away from our sheep.

Few sites anywhere are as spectacular as Lake Eyre in flood. This vast saltpan becomes a virtual inland sea attracting a “world” of birds. You’ll never forget a flight over Lake Eyre.

You’ll never forget the Flinders Ranges and outback of South Australia.